The Savills Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the Christmas Festival meeting in late December.
History It was first run over its present distance in 1992, when it became known as the Ericsson Chase. This replaced an earlier event, the Black and White Whisky Champion Chase, which had been run mostly over miles since 1986. From 2004 to 2016 the race was sponsored by Lexus and run as the Lexus Chase. The company ended their sponsorship in November 2017 and the race was run as the Leopardstown Christmas Chase. In 2018 the property company Savills took over the sponsorship and the race was given its present title.
Records Most successful horse (3 wins): Beef Or Salmon – 2002,2004,2005
Leading jockey (4 wins): Paul Carberry – Dorans Pride (1998), Beef Or Salmon (2004,2005), Pandorama (2010)
Leading trainer (5 wins): Michael Hourigan – Deep Bramble (1993), Dorans Pride (1998), Beef Or Salmon (2002,2004,2005) Noel Meade - Johnny Setaside (1995), Pandorama (2010), Road To Riches (2014), Road to Respect (2017), Affordale Fury (2025)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer 1986 Very Promising 8 Richard Dunwoody David Nicholson 1987 Weather the Storm 7 Tom Taaffe Arthur Moore 1988 Maid of Money 6 Anthony Powell John Fowler 1989 Maid of Money 7 Anthony Powell John Fowler 1990 Cahervillahow 6 Charlie Swan Mouse Morris 1991 Firions Law 6 Mickey Flynn Victor Bowens 1992 General Idea 7 Brendan Sheridan Dermot Weld 1993 Deep Bramble 6 Peter Niven Michael Hourigan 1994 Commercial Artist 8 Graham Bradley Victor Bowens 1995 no race 1995 1996 Johnny Setaside 7 Richard Dunwoody Noel Meade 1997 Imperial Call 8 Conor O'Dwyer Fergie Sutherland 1998 Dorans Pride 9 Paul Carberry Michael Hourigan 1999 Rince Ri 6 Conor O'Dwyer Ted Walsh 2000 Rince Ri 7 Ruby Walsh Ted Walsh 2001 Foxchapel King 8 David Casey Mouse Morris 2002 Beef Or Salmon 6 Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan 2003 Best Mate 8 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight 2004 Beef Or Salmon 8 Paul Carberry Michael Hourigan 2005 Beef Or Salmon 9 Paul Carberry Michael Hourigan 2006 The Listener 7 Daryl Jacob Robert Alner 2007 Denman 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2008 Exotic Dancer 8 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2009 What a Friend 6 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls 2010 Pandorama 7 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 2011 Synchronised 8 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 2012 Tidal Bay 11 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls 2013 Bobs Worth 8 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson 2014 Road To Riches 7 Bryan Cooper Noel Meade 2015 Don Poli 6 Bryan Cooper Willie Mullins 2016 Outlander 8 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2017 Road To Respect 6 Sean Flanagan Noel Meade 2018 Kemboy 6 David Mullins Willie Mullins 2019 Delta Work 6 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2020 A Plus Tard 6 Darragh O'Keefe Henry de Bromhead 2021 Galvin 7 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 2022 Conflated 8 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2023 Galopin Des Champs 7 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2024 Galopin Des Champs 8 Paul Townend Willie Mullins 2025 Affordale Fury 7 Sam Ewing Noel Meade
See also Horse racing in Ireland List of Irish National Hunt races
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leopardstown.com – Lexus Chase.